Easton Dry Goods Center Reaches Toward New York
Easton is described as the dry goods trading hub for this region, with influence extending halfway to New York and Philadelphia and drawing from the Lehigh Valley area.
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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
9
Easton is described as the dry goods trading hub for this region, with influence extending halfway to New York and Philadelphia and drawing from the Lehigh Valley area.
Reads like a bustling Blairstown township page with misc notices. Mentions property disposals in Hardwick and Paulina, local weddings and visitors, farm labor shifts, road macadam work and drainage fixes, church events, a strawberry festival, a parade of residents moving, sporting results, and a slate of births and deaths. Includes editor visits, a notable wedding, and local infrastructure updates.
A Phillipsburg item reports a child attacked near the railroad tracks by a tramp who fled on a passing train after bystanders chased him. Clarence Hess, a Lackawanna station baggage clerk, married Nellie Young of this area in Bangor, Pa. They will live on Front Street. Henry McClain, longtime local stone mason, died after a weeks long illness at age 63. James Lannon, son of a Mercer Street resident, died of throat consumption. The Rev F L West united Jon Laroy Rowman and Edith Reed in marriage, and they will reside at New Columbus.
Fragmentary ad style passage discusses premature aging linked to dyspepsia and digestive impairment. It touts Keo Syspepsin Trevivent as a gradual medicine to restore organs and tissues, claiming improved nutrition and youthful health. Mentions Warren drugs and sale location.
A reader from Haltimore praises a new medicine named Caleurs Bolvent for curing dyspepsia and torpid liver in under three months. The testimonial credits Dr David Kennedy for the discovery and notes availability through The Weekly Nex Tribane at 45 dollars yearly.
Allamuchy community news recounts Hortonee Clark Jitson’s death at age five from consumption and attendance at the funeral in Orange. It also mentions residents and visitors including the Daglaps, Wilsons, Danns, Filming, and Craigs, with various crafts, travels, and a barn contract on the Rutherford estate.
Village chat records visits and gatherings across Rooksburg and the surrounding area. Mrs Bamilton Bowlby of New Hampshire guests R M Bowlby in Bev Young at Marlin's Creek while Mrs Norton entertains Blyres of Pallipsburg. Mrs Rod Vennatte recovers from illness. Joseph Plum visits Hun terdon county. Milton Schuler suffers a cramp but recovers to serve as Grand Juror. Mrs Danley experiences a loss. Fred Widener and family spend Sunday with Ba Hum and family.
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